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- 1Space Laser Energy Transmission Faces Its First Real-World Test▼Space Lasers Are About to Get Their First Real Test Generating Energy https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wire d.com/stor
A space-based power experiment is set to test whether lasers can beam energy collected in orbit back to Earth for the first time, Wired reports. The idea, long a staple of science fiction and speculative engineering, would allow solar power gathered in space, where sunlight is constant, to be transmitted to the ground. Supporters see it as a potential clean-energy breakthrough; skeptics point to huge technical and cost hurdles.
- 2Google to test AI chips in space with prototype satellite●Project Suncatcher: Google to launch prototype satellite to test AI chips in space
Google has announced Project Suncatcher, an initiative to launch a prototype satellite designed to test the performance of AI chips in orbit. The company is exploring whether data centres could eventually operate in space, taking advantage of continuous solar power while avoiding land and cooling constraints on Earth. The project puts Google in competition with other tech firms weighing space-based computing.